---
name: "display-monotext"
section: "7ggi"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggi-target-monotext"
version: "1:2.0.1-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/display-monotext/7ggi"
---

# display-monotext(7ggi)

Emulate palettized modes on text-mode visuals

## NAME

display-monotext - Emulate palettized modes on text-mode visuals

## SYNOPSIS

**display-monotext** **:** \[  **\[ -a=***accuracy* **\]  \[  \[ -x=***accuracy* **\]  \[ -y=***accuracy* **\]  \]**  \]  \[ *target-spec* \]

## DESCRIPTION

Emulates palettized modes (GT\_PALETTE) on another target which can only do text modes, by representing the graphics as ASCII characters. The effect is the much the same as the **AAlib** target, but does not depend on any external libraries.

## OPTIONS

- **-x=***accuracy*

  - **-y=***accuracy*

  A value between 1 and 5 which determines how accurately to map the graphics to ASCII characters. Lower values are less accurate, but can represent a wider range of intensity levels.

  The default is X=2 and Y=4.

- **-a=***accuracy*

  Same as above, but sets both the X and Y accuracy to the specified value.