___ ___ ___ _ _ ___ _ ___ _
| __|_ _/ __| | ___| |_ / __|___ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _| |_ / __|___ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _| |_ ___ _ _
| _| | | (_ | |__/ -_) _| | (__/ _ \ ' \| ' \/ -_) ' \ _| | (_ / -_) ' \/ -_) '_/ _` | _/ _ \ '_|
|_| |___\___|____\___|\__| \___\___/_|_|_|_|_|_\___|_||_\__| \___\___|_||_\___|_| \__,_|\__\___/_|
Add stylish ASCII art text banners to your code comments! This Visual Studio extension allows you to generate FIGLet-based ASCII art text headers that make your code more organized and visually appealing.
Features
- Generate ASCII art text headers for classes, methods, or any custom text
- Integrates directly into Visual Studio's menu and context menu
- Automatically detects current code elements (classes, methods) for quick banner creation
- Supports a wide variety of programming languages with appropriate comment styles
- Visual preview of generated banners before insertion
- Multiple FIGLet fonts and layout options
- Theme-aware UI that matches your Visual Studio color scheme
Installation
Install directly from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
Usage
From the Main Menu
- Click on Edit → FIGLet Comment Generator in the main menu
- Enter your text, select a font and layout mode
- Preview how it will look in your code
- Click "OK" to insert the banner at the current cursor position
Right-click in your code editor and select one of:
- Insert FIGLet Banner - Creates a banner with custom text
- Insert FIGLet Class Banner - Automatically creates a banner for the current class
- Insert FIGLet Method/Function Banner - Automatically creates a banner for the current method or function
Configuration
Access the extension settings via Tools → Options → FIGLet Comment Generator:
- Font Directory: Specify a directory containing additional FIGLet font files (.flf)
- Layout Mode: Choose the default layout mode for banners
- Preview: Test how your banners will look with different fonts
Supported Languages
The extension automatically detects the appropriate comment style for various programming languages, including:
- C#, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Python, Ruby, Perl, R
- HTML, XML, XAML, SVG
- SQL variants (T-SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
- PowerShell, Bash, and many more
Custom Fonts
The extension comes with the default FIGLet font, but you can add more by:
- Downloading .flf font files from FIGLet Font Database
- Placing them in your configured font directory
- Selecting them from the dropdown in the generator dialog
Examples
Class Banner
/*
* ___ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _
* / __|___ __| |___| __| |___ _ __ ___ _ _| |_| \ ___| |_ ___ __| |_ ___ _ _
* | (__/ _ \/ _` / -_) _|| / -_) ' \/ -_) ' \ _| |) / -_) _/ -_) _| _/ _ \ '_|
* \___\___/\__,_\___|___|_\___|_|_|_\___|_||_\__|___/\___|\__\___\__|\__\___/_|
*
*/
internal partial class CodeElementDetector
{
// Class implementation
}
Method Banner
/*
* __ ___ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ ___
* \ \ / (_) |_ __ _| | \/ |___| |_| |_ ___ __| | _ \_ _ ___ __ ___ ______
* \ V /| | _/ _` | | |\/| / -_) _| ' \/ _ \/ _` | _/ '_/ _ \/ _/ -_)_-<_-<
* \_/ |_|\__\__,_|_|_| |_\___|\__|_||_\___/\__,_|_| |_| \___/\__\___/__/__/
*
*/
public void VitalMethodProcess()
{
// Method implementation
}
Credits
- Based on the FIGLet ASCII art text technology
- Developed by ByteForge
License
MIT License
