01-31-2026, 05:58 PM
i didn't choose the correct word for the screenshot. but i hope you get the idea. there are many examples of "kerning."
incredibly, this is done by "figlet." the famous program that does "word banners".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGlet
https://www.figlet.org/
some "black magic" in c programming. was required to make it possible.
it was kind of necessary. before it was possible to have a "terminal" screen. or a ms-dos-like screen. of more than 80 characters per line. so it was great to have one lengthy word fit in one line. usually somebody's nickname on chat or something like that.
incredibly, this is done by "figlet." the famous program that does "word banners".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGlet
https://www.figlet.org/
some "black magic" in c programming. was required to make it possible.
it was kind of necessary. before it was possible to have a "terminal" screen. or a ms-dos-like screen. of more than 80 characters per line. so it was great to have one lengthy word fit in one line. usually somebody's nickname on chat or something like that.
hopeless addict of dying in the first few levels of two particular console viewport "roguelike" games