I received a task to write a program simulating the operation of a dot-matrix printer. There should be 2 modes:

  1. Entering a symbol and the screen should display the matrix of this symbol; Example: Sample program window
  2. Enter the lines of the matrix and display the resulting symbol on the screen; Example: Sample program window

It is necessary to display the matrix 11 * 9.

Question: what is the easiest and fastest to write? JavaFX or Swing? Or generally WinForms and C #? Experience with none of the above. The output in the console does not fit, you need something similar as in the pictures above.

He himself is a little familiar with Java, but did not do programs with a graphical interface.

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    Answering your question (“what is the easiest and fastest to write about?”) - any language with a console is enough.

    Judging by the TK, you just need to be able to convert a character or a set of numbers into a "character matrix" and display it with pseudo-graphics (text) on the screen or in the console. You can use almost any language.

    An example of the matrix of the character E in the console:

    ######## ######## ## ######## ######## ## ######## ########

    As you can see, no graphic library is needed here.

    • The reverse process looks interesting - from the entered matrix to understand what character has been entered. - alexoander
    • @alexoander for this it is necessary that the vehicle clarifies the problem and gives an example of input - Kromster
    • @alexoander dot matrix scanner? It seems to me that the printer should not have such a function. - free_ze
    • No, the console does not fit. There should be an input field, some area where the matrix is ​​displayed. Enter need 9 digits. As in the example here aic-crimea.narod.ru/E-learn/PC/1/5-11-2.htm - Ivan
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      @Ivan your task, as a novice specialist, is to learn to formalize the concept of "beautiful" in a clear TK. Complete your question with all these details. And also specify why input of these most decimal digits through the console does not approach. - Kromster