X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,f1639bd6d76e1d1f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Veronica Karlsson Subject: Re: How do *YOU* create the ASCII pics?? (insert/overwrite,etc) Date: 1997/11/06 Message-ID: <3460FD0F.41C67EA6@on.spammer>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 287270804 References: <19971104050000.AAA03364@ladder02.news.aol.com> <345F7475.3F54BC7E@on.spammer> <34609818.7986@wing.rug.nl> Organization: University of Lulea, Sweden Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Shimrod wrote: > > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > Name: Veronica Karlsson (VK) > > Editor: emacs (unix) > > Font: [there is only one font in emacs, I don't know its name] > > I think it looks a lot like Courier. There are actually a lot of fonts > in emacs, try CTRL-left-mouse-down. > There _used_to_be_ a lot of fonts in emacs. About a year ago they changed to a new version that only has _one_ font! I complained but sysadmins said they couldn't care less about such unimportant things... :( (and it was Ctrl^RIGHT_mouse_button to change fonts) > > Mode: insert > > Programs: FIGLET!!! FIGLET IS NICE! FIGLET IS GOOD! FIGLET!!! :) > > Yup, best piece of ASCII software in the history of mankind! > YES! FIGLET! =) > > Tips&trix: xv can be used for gif-to-ascii conversion! > > (save as .xpm and open in emacs...) > > It can also be used the other way round, take a solid-dtyle ascii with > few chars, add some headers for colors and XPM format and you can > convert ASCII->gif/jpg/whatever Interesting... what do I do? just copy the "garbage" at the end of some other picture and add some stuff at the beginning that looks like it makes sense? > Like your sig, been there (best figserver there is). :) That is my own little "mini-FAQ"... one link, but it is to an answer to THE most Frequently Asked Question in aaa... -- _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| |__/ __ \| |_ _ __| |__| | | |_ _| |_| |_ ___ ___ \ V / / / / _` | | || / _` / _` |_| | || | _| ' \ _(_-