But in mine the text would be written across multiple constant combinators, 1 or 2 letters per combinator, blue signal, empty combinator or missing combinator as space. Then the text would be readable without opening them up, so you could put signs in your base or mark things in blueprints that are also viewable in blueprint view. Now we can put comments on blueprints, but they aren't spatially placed so you can't use those comments effectivly for telling users which switch to turn and what part to connect etc for blueprints that require some interaction to work.

Mine would create a blueprint of the sign in your hand so you can place when the combinator count has been decided. Might need multiple rows for longer text as well.

I would also use yours, but probably don't want to make them the same mod. Different use cases. I got this idea from Haphollas and Nilaus, they seem to be doing it manually in their circuit blueprints to make it easier for people to understand circuits in a video.

So I made some code for turning text into a blueprint. Still just some lua and not a proper mod. But here's a picture:

https://www38.zippyshare.com/v/Rign6wxx/file.html

signal-black and signal-dot is easier to read than signal blue imo.

Multiple lines now work, and with 2 lines per constant combinator.

https://www7.zippyshare.com/i/vq5KIkzm/570/ousu%28200909-135141-61%29.jpg

I'll polish and release it soon-ish. :)

It's done! Thanks for making this so that I was reminded of this alternate and old idea of mine ;)

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/SignalSigns

Great work! Glad to be inspiring :)