boxes
Boxes is a text filter that can draw any kind of box around its input text. Box design choices range from simple boxes to complex ASCII art. A box can also be removed and repaired, even if it has been badly damaged by editing of the text inside. Since the generated boxes may be open on any side, the program can also be used to create regional comments in any programming language. New box designs of all sorts can easily be added and shared by appending to a free format configuration file. In addition to being a command line tool, Boxes integrates well with any text editor that supports filters.
| Tags | Utilities Text Editors Text Processing |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | Unix POSIX Linux Windows Windows |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 01 Aug 2006 14:17
Changes: This is essentially a maintenance release. It solves all compilation and compatibility issues reported to the author. The issues mainly affected modern Linux distributions. In addition, all patches that had been submitted were applied. Tab handling options have been added for leading tabs.
- 04 May 2001 05:28
Changes: This release fixes various minor bugs and porting issues.
- 30 Jan 2001 06:12
Changes: The few reported bugs have been fixed and several ports have become available since version 1.0 was first released. This includes a much requested Win32 port.
- 30 Jan 2001 06:12
No changes have been submitted for this release.
