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SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing and libGDX.

SquidLib is used for Wyrm and Epigon.

Current Features:
*Ease Of Use
	Standard GUI notation of (x,y) locations within the grid.
	Uses Swing or libGDX
	Any Font can be used
	Images may be used alongside characters in same panel
		Characters can be used as a drop-in fallback mechanism!
	Specify Grid and Font size multiple ways
		Set number of cells in the grid and Font to be used
			Size of cell is adjusted to optimally fit the Font size given
		Set size of the cell, number of cells in the grid, and Font to be used
			Font is dynamically resized to fit optimally within the cell
	Font size and style can be changed on the fly
	Standard JComponent that meets JavaBean requirements for use with NetBeans built-in GUI Builder
	Multiple grids of different configurations can be used simultaneously in the same display
	Basic Swing animation support
*Lots of Color
	Foreground and Background can be set individually on a per-cell basis
	SColor class extends Color and can be used as a drop-in replacement for any awt.Color needs
	SColor chooser included to visually select named and adjusted colors
	Over 500 named colors
	Automatic color caching minimizes memory overhead
	Can get a list of colors that are a gradient between two colors
	Can perform LIBTCOD style "dark", "light", and "desaturate" commands on any color
	Can get an arbitrary amount of blend between two colors
*Roguelike Specific Toolkit
	Robust Field of View and Line of Sight system
*Fully Documented API
	Each named color has a sample of its appearance in the Javadoc against multiple backgrounds
	HTML browsing of the API shows these samples
	Pop-up javadoc in NetBeans and Eclipse show these samples
	Demos of all functionality included
*Math Toolkit
	Custom extension of Random allows drop-in replacement with added features
	Able to find Bresenham Line for 2D and 3D coordinates.


GitHub repository: https://github.com/SquidPony/SquidLib

Blog updates: http://squidpony.com/not-games/squidlib/

Developed by Eben Howard - [email protected]