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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals, print_function
+from .text_exporter import TextExporter
+from textwrap import TextWrapper
+
+
+class FancyExporter(TextExporter):
+    """This Exporter can convert entries and journals into text with unicode box drawing characters."""
+    names = ["fancy", "boxed"]
+    extension = "txt"
+
+    border_a="┎"
+    border_b="─"
+    border_c="╮"
+    border_d="╘"
+    border_e="═"
+    border_f="╕"
+    border_g="┃"
+    border_h="│"
+    border_i="┠"
+    border_j="╌"
+    border_k="┤"
+    border_l="┖"
+    border_m="┘"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def export_entry(cls, entry):
+        """Returns a fancy unicode representation of a single entry."""
+        date_str = entry.date.strftime(entry.journal.config['timeformat'])
+        linewrap = entry.journal.config['linewrap'] or 78
+        initial_linewrap = linewrap - len(date_str) - 2
+        body_linewrap = linewrap - 2
+        card = [cls.border_a + cls.border_b*(initial_linewrap) + cls.border_c + date_str]
+        w = TextWrapper(width=initial_linewrap, initial_indent=cls.border_g+' ', subsequent_indent=cls.border_g+' ')
+        title_lines = w.wrap(entry.title)
+        card.append(title_lines[0].ljust(initial_linewrap+1) + cls.border_d + cls.border_e*(len(date_str)-1) + cls.border_f)
+        w.width = body_linewrap
+        if len(title_lines) > 1:
+            for line in w.wrap(' '.join([title_line[len(w.subsequent_indent):]
+                                         for title_line in title_lines[1:]])):
+                card.append(line.ljust(body_linewrap+1) + cls.border_h)
+        if entry.body:
+            card.append(cls.border_i + cls.border_j*body_linewrap + cls.border_k)
+            for line in entry.body.splitlines():
+                body_lines = w.wrap(line) or [cls.border_g]
+                for body_line in body_lines:
+                    card.append(body_line.ljust(body_linewrap+1) + cls.border_h)
+        card.append(cls.border_l + cls.border_b*body_linewrap + cls.border_m)
+        return "\n".join(card)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def export_journal(cls, journal):
+        """Returns a unicode representation of an entire journal."""
+        return "\n".join(cls.export_entry(entry) for entry in journal)