X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,a0b413acda56e8dd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-12 19:01:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!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: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:04:29 +0100 Organization: warlord Message-ID: References: <16e613ec.0204090613.43cec67a@posting.google.com> <3CB69DD8.BE4C1A49@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> 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 1018663205 nnrp-14:22632 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: 48 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16828 Markus Gebhard writes >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 ok ... solved -- __ ___ __ :::/ |_ | .`):: ::( (-| | | <::: :::\__|___|_|_\::