c64tools

charpacker

charpacker

c64tools - charpacker - A char packer.

Loads an image and charpacks it. Saves optionally the screen and the character data. Shows the result.

Arguments

  • IMAGE_FILE: the image to load and charpack

Options

  • --screen-output/-S OUTPUT_FILE: the name of the file to save the screen at
  • --charset-output/-C OUTPUT_FILE: the name of the file to save the charset at
  • -h, --help: show a help screen
  • --version: show program's version number and exit

charpack(bitmap, ret=None)

Charpacks a given bitmap

It is possible to continue a charpacking by supporting a tuple of a character list and a screen as the second parameter.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
bitmap Bitmap

the c64 bitmap to charpack

 required
ret Tuple[List[Char], Screen]

optional charpack result for continuing

 None

Returns:

Type Description
Tuple[List[Char], Screen]

The obtained characters and the screen

main(arguments=None)

Loads an image file, charpacks it, saves the obtained screen and character set and shows the original image, its bitmap representation, and the charpacking result.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
arguments List[str]

The command line arguments

 None