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Subject: Re: A Request
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 18:04:27 -0600
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"karynk" <karnyk@att.net> wrote in message news:3BFEAACA.40103D94@att.net...
> 
> Hi, Thank you for your help! . Actually I can use a couple at least. This one is very
> nice and will work for personal e-mails. For posting to newsgroups, I think somewhere
> around the standard of four (maybe 6 lines) up and down and maybe up to a quarter of the
> page long would be best. I'm curious about how you do this. Do you use just the standard
> keys and have an idea where things should go? Or is there a program you work with. When I
> tried fooling around with it before, it always seemed like my lines were too far apart.
> Of course, that was probably the least of my problems!<smile> I don't think I have the
> artists imagination to place stuff where they need to go to make an image. Anyhow, thank
> you again!

:) I am happy that you enjoyed it. Played with it a little after I had posted


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How I do this ? Fiddle around with it an you learn. There is a lot of good Info here with 
links to answer the questions and more when they arise.
http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/faq.html
 
Jave is a very good program (tool) that folks use, but the best still is hand drawn.
http://www.jave.de/

You do want to use a fix width font Courier New, Fixedsys, Lucida Console there are more.
Font size 8, 9, or 10 to your preferance reading and sending 

> karynk
> Oh, and I do have do have fixed width font on my preferences. For some reason though when
> I click on reply to a message, I have to choose again, and the default is variable width.
> On my screen, your work appears "off" in this reply. It looks correct however on the
> newsgroup.
 
The default should be set to a fix width font. 

> > > I hope this link is good. What it should show is picture of Harry Potter
> > > with his wand and swirls coming out of it. I would like something
> > > similar to the swirls, though maybe with a bit more to it. The wand is
> > > optional.

I was thinking this was something that goes on a cover.


-- lgbeard