Emacs artist-mode (no gui)

Question

I use emacs for only few days. Now I want to use emacs to draw ascii picture, I search that artist-mode can do it. But I don't know how to use this mode in no gui environment.

Answer 1

To draw a poly line, C-c C-a P to enter poly-line mode, RET (artist-key-set-point) to start the line, move point with normal movement commands, then hit RET again to end the segment and start a new one, C-u RET for the final segment.

From artist-mode docstring:

Drawing with keys

 RET        Does one of the following:
        For lines/rectangles/squares: sets the first/second endpoint
        For poly-lines: sets a point (use C-u RET to set last point)
        When erase characters: toggles erasing
        When cutting/copying: Sets first/last endpoint of rect/square
        When pasting: Pastes

 C-c C-a C-o    Selects what to draw

 Move around with C-n, C-p, C-f and C-b.

 C-c C-a C-f    Sets the character to use when filling
 C-c C-a C-l    Sets the character to use when drawing
 C-c C-a C-e    Sets the character to use when erasing
 C-c C-a C-r    Toggles rubber-banding
 C-c C-a C-t    Toggles trimming of line-endings
 C-c C-a C-s    Toggles borders on drawn shapes


Arrows

 <      Sets/unsets an arrow at the beginning
        of the line/poly-line

 >      Sets/unsets an arrow at the end
        of the line/poly-line