All keybinds, excluding the toggle command, are active only while drawing mode is enabled.
NOTE: Padding is currently UNIMPLEMENTED, and the cursor will not draw nicely over empty space. You must pad the empty space you intend to draw over with spaces beforehand.
Commands
I highly recommend you remap these to your liking!
Ctrl+Shift+Insert - Toggle between drawing and regular typing
Line Styles:
N - Set to Normal line style
B - Set to Bold line style
K - Set to Double line style
Delete - Erase lines
Drawing:
Arrow Keys - Draw a line in the chosen style
Shift+Arrow Keys - Draw a line segment in-place
Alt+Arrow Keys - Paint over lines (replacing instead of creating)
Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys - Paint over line segments in-place (replacing instead of creating)
Transformations:
[ - Rotate left
] - Rotate right
Shift+[ - Flip horizontally
Shift+] - Flip vertically
Batch-painting:
See below for difference
P - Paint a line (no turning, no splitting)
Shift+P - Paint a curve (no splitting)
Alt+P - Paint a branch (no turning)
Ctrl+P - Paint a shape
You can use these with the eraser to delete instead
Gallery
Comparison of batch-painting modes
Building a table
Installation
Open the Extensions view in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for "Unicode Box Art Drawing" and install it
Start drawing by toggling drawing mode with Ctrl+Shift+Insert!
Source Code
You can view and contribute to the source code at the GitHub Repo
