X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,2dce014f85f819e9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-23 04:40:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-post-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "LGB" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Ascii-Art Secrets #4 Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 06:38:58 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 154 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12667 "CJRandall" wrote in message news:vB7fpKA+SPJ8Ew0G@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk... > Ascii-Art Sectrets #4 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > this is the Ascii-Art FAQ version 3 (draft) > an unfinished work by Matthew Thomas > it is the most recent(?) publication > as swiped from this here ng/msg.bd > with Ool/VK's header pic > also featuring krogg's politeness levels > > i accept no liability or responsibility > for it whatsoever > it is provided such that it may be helpful > in its current entirety and without checks > or validation of any links referenced > > i have tagged a few other notes on the end > re: obascii ? > re: outlook ? > > if you have amendments, comments or suggestions > ... then you do so ... entirely at your own risk > > > ======================================================================= > > > > > | | : : :: \ \ ;; > J J : : :: \ \ ;; > L L : : __ _ _________ \ \ ;; > | | : : / |`| |`|___ ___|`-.\ \ ;; > J J : : / . | | | `-.| |`-. `-.`\ \ ;; > L L : : / /| | | | | | `-. `-\ \ ;; > | | : : / /_| | | | | | `-. \ \. ;; > J J : : / ___ | | | | | `-\ \`-. > L L : : / /`-.| | | |___ | | _ \ \-.`-._ > | | : : /_/____|_|_|_____|_|_|_(_) _ \ \ `-._`: > J J : : |__________________________| `-. \ \-.,-' > L L : : _ _ _ ___ `-. `-. \ \ | > | | :_: /\(_ / ` | | _ /\ | ) | `-. `-. `-. \ \| > J J | | /--\_)\_,_|_|_-/--\|_\__|__ `-. `-._`-\ \ > L L|_| |___________________________|`-. `-._ `-.\ \ > | | | _____ ___ ___ `-.`-._ `-._ \ ,!`-. > J J | | ___|`/ _ \`-._/ _ \`--. `-._`--._`-'||`-' > L L | | |_ / /_\ \ / / \ \ `-._ `--. `-,+.`-._ > __-------_ | _|`/ _____ \ \ \_/ /_._ `--._ `-.|X||-./ > | |/|_|_./_/_____\_\_\_____/=\`-._ `-. |X||.| > | _,--------------.____ -========\_(A)`-.._ `-|X||\ > Ool | _| ` |_`--. `-- |X||/ > /VK | | | ALT.ASCII-ART: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS / ||-. > > > ======================================================================= > [Subject:] (FAQ) Welcome to ASCII art > ======================================================================= > > __ __ __ _, > \\ \\ / ___ '|| ___ ___ __ _ _ ___ _/|_ ___ > \\ /\\ / //_\) || // \)// \\ ||'||'|| //_\) || // \\ > \/ \/ \\__,_||_\\__,\\_//_||_||_||_\\__, \|_\\_// > > ___ ___ ____ ____ > /\ (( / // | || || ___ _,_ _/|_ > /_\\ \\ (( || || __\\'||\) || > _/ _\\_/__)) \\__,_||_ _||_ ((_||_||_ \|_ > > > Answers to frequently asked questions about ASCII art > Author: Matthew `mpt' Thomas (spiff @ 3dmail . com) > Version: 3.0.-3 > Last changed: 1999-05-15 > > NOTE: alt.ascii-art and alt.ascii-art.animation are Usenet discussion > groups. If you are new to Usenet, please read the messages in > news:news.announce.newusers before posting. > > This FAQ is regularly posted to news:alt.ascii-art and > news:alt.ascii-art.animation. On the Web, the FAQ and other useful > documents can be found in the ASCII art Documentation Archive (ADA), at > the following locations: > * http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/ada/ (UK) > * http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/ada/ (UK) > * http://martweb.hypermart.net/ada/ (Seattle, USA) > [??? any more locations? I think I've missed a couple] > > Contents > -------- > 1. What's going on here? > 2. What is ASCII art? > 3. What's ASCII, then? > 4. What *isn't* ASCII art? > 5. All the pictures look strange -- what's wrong? > 6. How do I draw my own ASCII art? > 7. What should I know before posting pictures? > 8. I like that ASCII picture -- can I copy it for myself? > 9. I want a picture of something -- how do I ask for one? > 10. Can someone do me some cool lettering? > 11. How do I convert a picture to ASCII art? > 12. Where do I find more ASCII art pictures and information? > > 1. What's going on here? > -------------------------- > You're probably reading this because it's been posted to > news:alt.ascii-art or news:alt.ascii-art.animation. If you're not, > jump in and take a look. In these Usenet groups people discuss > ASCII art, request ASCII art, post ASCII art, post improved versions > or variations of other people's ASCII art, and generally have fun. > > * Is it under 72 characters wide? Most news readers can only show > lines which are under either 72, 76, or 80 characters wide, so > if your picture is wider than 72 characters it may get wrapped > [see Question 4). Also remove any unnecessary space characters > from the end of each line of the picture, to prevent lines from > being too long (and getting wrapped) without your realizing. There are a few pieces that do get posted that are wider than 76. A warning could be added ( wide 110 ) for a notice. For the family filters when a nude ( nude or nudity ) piece of art is displayed. A note for sending explianing how not to get wrapped in More Outlook 1 Tools menu 2 Options 3 Send 4 Both of these Mail an News format 5 Plian text settings ____ 6 Automatically wrap text at |____| > THE END > > This document may be freely copied as long as Matthew Thomas is > identified as the original author. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= > -- > __ ___ __ > :::/ |_ | .`):: > ::( (-| | | <::: > :::\__|___|_|_\:: --lgbeard