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From: Markus Gebhard <ukgh@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
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Subject: Re: [info] alt.ascii-art FAQ v3.0.3.05 (draft)
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CJRandall wrote:
> 
> 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)

What about telling the reader both ways? Like this for example:


           Darker    .'`,^:";~    Lighter
  bright    /|\      -_+<>i!lI?     /|\      dark
 letters     |       /\|()1{}[]      |     letters
    on               rcvunxzjft               on
   dark      |       LCJUYXZO0Q      |      bright
background  \|/      oahkbdpqwm     \|/   background
           Lighter   *WMB8&%$#@   Darker

          (Jorn Barger's light value scale)


This will also remind people that Ascii art can be done black on white
and white on black.

Markus
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