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From: thale@novell.com (Todd Hale)
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Subject: Re: Figlet for MS-DOS
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 18:46:13 GMT
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Danni Bauer <bauer@gtetel.com> writes:
>Someone else wrote:
>> I'm having trouble with FIGLET for DOS. I get it do load fonts, type the 
>> nice words, etc. etc. But how do I cut these words from the dos window, 
>> into a word processor, or what ever?

>In DOS I do:    echo HELLO | figlet -f cool > filename.txt

>Then open the file in a WP.

Or do it in a DOSBox (sounds like a cyber-bumper sticker).  I run it in a 
Windowed DOSBox and copy it from there (System Menu/Edit/Mark, drag around the 
text you want, hit Enter(!), then paste it wherever).


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