From 1c26679cd14f3b09486e5e1dda28dfcd6910e95f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Mattias=20Andr=C3=A9e?= Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 23:34:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] info: m + ponysay-tool --dimensions --- manuals/ponysay.texinfo | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo index cb586b56..915316f6 100644 --- a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo +++ b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo @@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ its purpose is to provide tools to ponysay relevant actions that is not printing * Fill KMS cache:: Pre-generate kmsponies to your cache. * Metadata pasting:: Copy, remove, stash and apply stashed pony metadata. * Editing metadata:: Editing the metadata in a pony file. +* Dimension files:: Generate pony dimension files. @end menu @@ -1223,6 +1224,22 @@ Exit the editor, do not forget to save if you have made changes. @end table +@node Dimension files +@section Dimension files +@cindex dimension files +@cindex pony dimension files +@opindex @option{--dimensions} + +Pony dimension files are used by @command{ponysay} to determine the size of all +ponies and use that information to determine which ponies fit the terminal +and may be randomly selected. + +Running @command{ponysay-tool --dimensions PONY-DIR} will generate three files +@file{widths}, @file{heights} and @file{onlyheights} to the directory @file{PONY-DIR}, +the contain optimised information about the widths, heigths and heights with printed +without the balloon, respectively, for each pony the the directory. + + @node Limitations @chapter Limitations @@ -2288,6 +2305,9 @@ followed by the ASCII:ised name that the UCS name should replace or link towards The two names are separated by and simple left to right arrow character [U+2192], optionally with surrounding white space. +It is important that the UCS names are stored in a file and not in file names, +because it can cause problems on some platforms. + @node Contributing