Alphabet Drawer

C# Console

A lightweight C# library for procedurally rendering ASCII art text. It uses a coordinate-based painting system to draw scalable, grid-aligned characters directly to the console buffer.

Integration

The library is a single static class. To use it, simply copy the `Alphabet.cs` file into your C# Console Application project.

Project Structure

MyConsoleApp/
├── Program.cs
└── Alphabet.cs <-- Add this file

Core Concept

Unlike standard `Console.WriteLine`, this library does not print text line-by-line. Instead, it acts like a painter.

It uses Console.SetCursorPosition(x, y) to jump to specific coordinates.
Each letter is a 7x7 matrix of pixels.
You pass a "Column Index" to place letters side-by-side.

Drawing Single Letters

Call the static method corresponding to the letter you want to draw. Pass an integer `0` to draw it at the start of the line.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    // Draw 'A' at the first position (Index 0)
    Alphabet.A(0);
    
    // Draw 'B' at the second position (Index 1)
    Alphabet.B(1);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

Note: Index `1` automatically calculates the pixel offset (1 * 7 pixels = X position 7).

Drawing Words

To draw a word, simply increment the index for each subsequent letter. The library handles the spacing automatically.

Example: "HELLO"

Alphabet.H(0);
Alphabet.E(1);
Alphabet.L(2);
Alphabet.L(3);
Alphabet.O(4);

Advanced Positioning

You can control the vertical position using the static property Alphabet._row. This allows you to draw text on different lines.

// Line 1: "HI"
Alphabet._row = 0; // Top of screen
Alphabet.H(0);
Alphabet.I(1);

// Line 2: "BYE" (Move down by 8 pixels)
Alphabet._row = 8; 
Alphabet.B(0);
Alphabet.Y(1);
Alphabet.E(2);

API Reference

Member	Description
Alphabet._row	int Sets the vertical starting Y-coordinate for all subsequent calls. Default is 0.
Alphabet.A(int col)	Draws letter 'A'. `col` determines the X offset (col * 7).
Alphabet.B(int col)	Draws letter 'B'.
...	Methods for C through Y...
Alphabet.Z(int col)	Draws letter 'Z'.