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From: Phosphor <justin@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: looking for a ascii-art -art Pentagram
Date: 1997/10/22
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On Tue, 21 Oct 1997, miK wrote:
> Zeus Simeoni <zeus_simeoni@umit.maine.edu> wrote:
> 
> >> : 'course, if you want one that looks good, do it in ansi, instead!
> 
> >Well, I have enjoyed making most of my artwork (the little I have as of
> >yet) color by putting it in html and into my web-page scrapbook. HTML is
> >fairly easy to master, and as long as you do 'bottom up' coloration, it
> >is easy to colorize pictures, as well.
> 
> Just a little technical question...
> 
> I too have miraculously multiplied my own - wild guess - 394 bytes of
> Ascii-art lately by adding color with html. :)
> I assume you color the background with <BGCOLOR>, and the characters
> by the use of <FONT COLOR>. What do you mean with _'bottom up'
> coloration_ in HTML?

HTML? yuch...  ansi looks much more beautiful... only, i dont think it
works in some windows terminals... Nevertheless, if you want art
(especially in dos), ansi is the way to go.

If you cant get ansi in windows, i suppose html is decent...

And I'd like to know what is meant by "bottoom-up" as well!
 
> >>   Off topic question...why do you have the two points in the up direction
> >> instead of going downwards?
> 
> >Actually, the Pentagram, by ceremonial definition alone, is technically
> >'pointing down'. By popular western cultural definition, this means an
> >inclination towards evil, or the intention of using said power for such.
> >The Pentacle, which as it was pointed out these are not, is 'pointing up'
> >to signify an inclination towards good, or more helpful use of power
> >gained from the said ceremony that the pentacle is used for.
> 
> Thanks for explaining. A few weeks back someone else made the same
> request and was flooded with all kinds of religious symbols. I
> wondered what was going on then...

Ah... i would have told you this. But I thought it was common knowledge...
when "Pentagram" was asked for, I drew what i identify as a pentagram... i
thought i mentioned that there was a distinction froom a pentacle... oh,
well.

A pentacle represents humanity, etc. and is generally accepted to be a
"good" symbol. Looks a litte like a person w/ head at top, arms, and legs.

A pentagram represents the inverse/opposite of humanity, satan, and is
generally accepted to be a "bad" symbol. Looks a bit like a sheep's skull,
which sometimes represents satan. Hey, you asked for it.

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