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starlight-textfx

v1.0.0

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Text effects for Starlight CLI: banners, gradients, boxes, and emphasis

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Keywords

starlightterminaltext-effectsasciigradientboxbanner

Readme

starlight-textfx

Description
starlight-textfx is a terminal-safe text effects library designed for Starlight. It provides banners, gradients, boxes, colors, and emphasis using features that are fully supported by modern terminals.

This package does NOT attempt to change fonts. Instead, it uses ANSI colors, Unicode, and ASCII effects that work everywhere.

Why starlight-textfx?

  • Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • No fake font hacks
  • Uses reliable terminal features
  • Composable and simple API

Installation

npm install starlight-textfx

Available Features

  • Color text using ANSI colors
  • Gradient and rainbow text
  • ASCII banner text
  • Boxed layouts
  • Text emphasis (bold, underline, dim)

Functions

color(text, colorName)
Apply a single color to text.

color("Hello World", "cyan")

gradientText(text, theme)
Apply gradient or rainbow coloring.

gradientText("Gradient Text", "rainbow")

banner(text, font)
Create ASCII banner text.

banner("STARLIGHT", "Standard")

box(text, options)
Wrap text inside a styled box.

box("Boxed Message")

emphasize(text, style)
Apply emphasis such as bold or underline.

emphasize("Important", "bold")

Combined Effects

You can combine multiple effects using the fancy function.

fancy("All Effects", { gradient: "rainbow", emphasize: "bold", box: { borderStyle: "double" } })

Example Usage in program.sl

` import textfx from "starlight-textfx"

sldeploy( textfx.banner("STARLIGHT") )

sldeploy( textfx.gradientText("Beautiful Terminal Text", "pastel") )

sldeploy( textfx.box( textfx.color("This is inside a box", "cyan") ) ) `

Pros

  • Reliable across all terminals
  • Easy to use with Starlight
  • Highly visual output
  • Extensible for future effects

Summary

starlight-textfx is the correct way to create visually rich terminal output. It respects terminal limitations while still delivering modern and expressive text effects for developers.