### 5.6. Export Image as ASCII Art

#### 5.6.1. Overview

Obrázok 15.62. The ASCII Art Export dialog

This is an old format that shows its age in some of the supported export types. It exports the image using the printable characters of the ASCII table, which consists mostly of alphanumeric and interpunction characters.

For each group of pixels it uses the character that most closely resembles the shape and brightness in the image. For more information see ASCII Art

#### 5.6.2. Options

Format

  The type of “text” file that should be created containing the ASCII Art.

  Text file

    This exports it as a plain text file.

  Pure html

    This exports it as an html file that can be opened in your browser.

  Netscapeized html

    This exports it as an html file in Netscape (a predecessor of Mozilla Firefox) format. This can be opened in your browser. Compared to Pure html, this has a black background instead of white.

  HTML <IMG ALT=tag

    This exports it as the “alt” (for alternate text) parameter of an “img” (image) html tag, that can be used in html.

  For more/less

    This exports it in a format that can be used to show documentation on your screen from the command line, as supported by the Linux programs more and less.

  ANSI escape sequences

    This exports it as ANSI escape sequences, that can be used by certain printers.

  HP laser jet - A4 small font

    This exports it as a file that can be printed on an HP laser jet using A4 paper with a small font.

  HP laser jet - A4 big font

    This exports it as a file that can be printed on an HP laser jet using A4 paper with a big font.

  For catting to an IRC channel

    This exports it as a file that can be redirected to an IRC channel.

  For catting to an IRC channel II

    This exports it as a file that can be redirected to an IRC channel. It uses a different format than the one mentioned above.

  For including in a man page

    This exports it as a file that can be included in a so-called man page, which is a format used for showing documentation.

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