Loop the Loop

How to Use

This tool animates ASCII art frames uploaded by the user. Follow these steps to create and view your animation:

1. Prepare a text file containing the ASCII art frames. See the Data Format section below for details.
2. Click the "Choose File" button under the "File" section and select your ASCII art file.
3. Once the file is loaded, the animation will begin automatically on the canvas above.
4. Use the "Loop Length (in frames)" slider to control the length of the animation loop.
5. If you want to save the animation as a GIF, use the dedicated "Save GIF" button (if implemented).

Data Format

The ASCII art file must adhere to the following format:

        width height
        frames
      

• width: The width (a positive number) of each frame.
• height: The height (a positive number) of each frame.
• frames: A single string containing all the ASCII art frames concatenated together. Each frame is exactly width × height characters long.

For example, a file with two 4x3 frames could look like this:

        4 3
        AAAABBBBCCCCDDDDEEEEFFFF
      

Here, the file contains two frames. The first frame is AAAABBBBCCCC, and the second frame is DDDDEEEEFFFF, displayed sequentially.

Ensure that the total number of characters in the frames section equals width × height × number of frames.