Import Modules

Import modules are standalone libraries that provide additional initializers capable of parsing third party file types. They can be enabled through the respective VisualT_<filetype>_IMPORTER CMake option. Import modules may have third party dependencies.

Ancient versions of VisualT came with their own native Object editor. It was very awkward and inconvenient, so, during the 2.0 library rewrite, I decided to ditch it and adopt an already existing text-art editor. It was a challenging task. The major requirement was non-ascii characters support, which is one of the main features of VisualT.

In the end, I settled on REXPaint, but I wish it wasn’t the only one. I’m keeping an eye on lvllvl, for example. If you have suggestions, let me know.

At the moment, the only import module available is the REXPaint import module.

• The REXPaint import module