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From: Shimrod <csg824@wing.rug.nl>
Subject: Re: How do *YOU* create the ASCII pics?? (insert/overwrite,etc)
Date: 1997/11/05
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To: Veronica Karlsson <dream@on.spammer>
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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.

> Mode:      insert
> Programs:  FIGLET!!! FIGLET IS NICE! FIGLET IS GOOD! FIGLET!!!  :)

Yup, best piece of ASCII software in the history of mankind!

> 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
 
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Like your sig, been there (best figserver there is). :)

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