X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,f1639bd6d76e1d1f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Shimrod Subject: Re: How do *YOU* create the ASCII pics?? (insert/overwrite,etc) Date: 1997/11/05 Message-ID: <346059BE.64EA@wing.rug.nl>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 287165454 References: <19971104050000.AAA03364@ladder02.news.aol.com> To: Spunk1111 Organization: http://huizen.dds.nl/~shimrod/ Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Spunk1111 wrote: > > In following the thread re: the new FAQ, I started to wonder how > other ASCII artists create their pictures. Perhaps if we share > editors/mode, we might get a little more insight in creating the > pictures-- also, Matthew will have an idea how all the ASCII > artists create the pics.. maybe we'll discover a trend of some > type... > So how about it? I'll start: > 1. joan stark, > Editor: windows notepad > Font: FixedSys > Mode: Insert > Programs Used: none 12357832498-AAA-7342-HH-6*7**-666. Herman Hiddema aka Shimrod Editor: UNIX emacs Font: uhm, looks like Courier, not sure Mode: Insert, occasonially Overwrite Programs Used: Figlet (once in a while) > Veronica? Joris? Shanaka? Shimrod? Lennert? llizard? > Hayley? Seal? Peter Bier? Glory? Mike Naylor? GreyCloak? > Marie Bird? Zeus? and I'm sure I'm not listing many people-- please > don't take it personally-- I'm getting forgetful in my old age... > I'd like to hear from everyone who's creating the ASCII pics... > I think we will get some interesting results.. > -joan I think the trends/whatever we'll be discovering are: 1) Most use just a plain text editor: notepad, emacs, EDIT. 2) Most use Fixed or Courier I think, maybe monaco. 3) Not sure here, I think more people use Insert 4) Most don't use anything, it's like a painter using a camera :) Greetz, -- (`. ____________________________ \ `. / __/ / / / /_ / /_ / ) `._..---._ \__ \ \ \ \_\ \ \ \ \_\ \ \`. __...---` o ) /___/_/_/_/_/ /_/_/_/___/___/ \ `._,--' , ___,' Herman Hiddema ---------------------- ) ,-._ \ ) _,-' ----------- mailto:shimrod@fmf.ml.org /,' ``--.._____\/--'' http://fmf.ml.org/~shimrod ----------