X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,a0b413acda56e8dd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-11 13:14:30 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!colt.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!shieldwolf.demon.co.uk!colin From: CJRandall Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [info] alt.ascii-art FAQ v3.0.3.05 (draft) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:39:06 +0100 Organization: warlord Message-ID: References: <16e613ec.0204090613.43cec67a@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: shieldwolf.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: shieldwolf.demon.co.uk:193.237.26.148 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1018555601 nnrp-08:25585 NO-IDENT shieldwolf.demon.co.uk:193.237.26.148 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 S Lines: 27 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16810 Jorn Barger writes >CJRandall wrote: >> o Grey scale pictures - These create the illusion of grey shades >> by using letters for their light emitting value (assuming you >> are viewing light letters on a dark background). >> Here is an example of how they break down by light intensity: >> >> Darker .'`,^:";~ >> /|\ -_+<>i!lI? >> | /\|()1{}[] >> rcvunxzjft >> | LCJUYXZO0Q >> \|/ oahkbdpqwm >> Lighter *WMB8&%$#@ (Jorn Barger's light value scale) > >Aren't 99% of readers going to be confused by this, since the Windows >default is dark-on-light? (I suggest switching 'Darker' and 'Lighter'.) > that did occur to me when i pasted that section in ... perhaps i shall revise the text to use the terms: 'Stronger' and 'Softer' (intensity) in the hope that it'll apply in any situation (stronger == more pixels lit up; softer == less) -- __ ___ __ :::/ |_ | .`):: ::( (-| | | <::: :::\__|___|_|_\::