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Sign Machine

Upgraded sign machine (aka the EASEL from the outpost). This mod allows you to more easily create signs with writing on them. Just tap on your keyboard before you click.

All characters have a height of 6 pixels. The width varies; every letter has a version with a width of 3, but some have smaller versions (to fit more text) and some larger (to be more legible). I have included a screenshot with 1) the whole default alphabet, 2) the letters you can access by holding shift, and 3) the numbers.

Detailed Usage:

* Go to the EASEL in the outpost (you need to unlock it through the regular method first, ie complete the story quests). You will be able to tell that the mod is active because there will be a tiny red "ABC" in the bottom-right corner of the interface.
* Set your pixel colour, background, border etc as normal.
* Tap a key on the keyboard (letter or number).
* Click on the sign area. Instead of a single pixel being drawn, an entire letter or number is drawn with your click location being the top-left corner of the symbol.
* By default the smallest version of a character is used. For a small handful of characters (E, F, I, L, M, N and W) you can access a larger version by holding shift while you type the letter.

Note: Comments so far indicate that this works in Windows, Mac and Linux but you may still encounter problems if you have a different keyboard setup (e.g. European, or Dvorak). If this is the case, please visit the "Bug Reports" discussion I have created for this purpose.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXTEND ON THIS. Just give me credit for it and comment here with the link to your mod. I would love to see this get incorporated into something bigger and better. Thanks!