Problem description:
I need a solution to create ASCII diagrams on a MacBook Pro for email communication, for document creation, and for my blog.
Options that did not pass my selection:
Web-based editors I have tried demo level:
- http://asciiflow.com – not very easy to dimension the boxes and create the diagrams
- https://textik.com/ – not impresed
MacOS applications:
- Monodraw – not possible to type a text out of a box. not flexible, not predefined stencils
- Karograph – far away of all I have seen till now
Solution: ASCIIO APP
- Install Ubuntu Desktop 14.4.1 on VMware Fusion
- Install VMware Tools
- Share Host Folder for the ASCII diagrams – it will be mounted on /mnt/hgfs/
- Install Asciio app on Ubuntu Desktop VMWare using Ubuntu Software Center
- Create diagram > CTRL-E to copy ascii > create .txt file, paste and safe the diagram OR
- Create diagram > right click > Safe as.. > file_name.txt
- To show the ASCII diagram into HTML, copy-paste into <pre></pre> tag
____ __
.------------. | | |==|
( Ana are chef )------>|____| | |
'------------' /::::/ |__|
For more info on how to use the application, visit this webpage:
http://search.cpan.org/dist/App-Asciio/lib/App/Asciio.pm
Have fun!
UPDATE PROBLEM: It seems that my diagrams just brakes in the middle. I don’t understand why! 🙁
Example:
.----------------. .--------------------------------------------.
| AS 1 | | AS 100 |
| .----. | | .-----. .----. .-------. |
| / \ | | / \ / \ / \ |
| ( CE 1 )---------->( PE 11 )--->( P 12 )--->( C-CE 13 ) |
| \ / |111| \ / 1112 \ / 1213 \ / |
| '----' | | '-----' '----' '-------' |
'----------------' '------------------------------------|-------'
|
|
| 1321
|
.------------------------------------------------------.|
| AS 200 ||
| .-------. .------. .-------. ||
| / \ / \ / \ ||
| ( C-PE 23 )<------( C-P 22 )<------( C-PE 21 )<-' | \ / 2223 \ / 2122 \ / | | '-------' '------' '-------' | '-----.------------------------------------------------' | | | 1423 | .-------|------------------------------------. .----------------. | v AS 100 | | AS 1 | | .-------. .----. .-----. | | .----. | | / \ / \ / \ | | / \ | | ( C-CE 14 )--->( P 15 )--->( PE 16 )--------->( CE 2 ) |
| \ / 1415 \ / 1516 \ / |162| \ / |
| '-------' '----' '-----' | | '----' |
'--------------------------------------------' '----------------'
| IP Allocation: |
| -------------- |
| |
| AS 1: 192.168.0.0/16 AS 100: 10.10.0.0/16 |
| -------------------- ---------------------- |
| CE 1: 192.168.0.1/32 PE 11: 10.10.0.11/32 |
| CE 2: 192.168.0.2/32 P 12: 10.10.0.12/32 |
| C-CE 13: 10.10.0.13/32 |
| AS 200: 172.16.0.0/16 C-CE 14: 10.10.0.14/32 |
| ----------------------- P 15: 10.10.0.15/32 |
| C-PE 21: 172.16.0.21/32 PE 16: 10.10.0.16/32 |
| C-P 22: 172.16.0.22/32 |
| C-PE 23: 172.16.0.23/32 |
'-----------------------------------------------------------------'