X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,cd8952c95de819e1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-23 05:13:33 PST Sender: Joe Fischer Message-ID: <3d6625a8_3@news.iglou.com> From: Joe Fischer Subject: Re: FAQ? Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: <6cd99.123553$983.159634@rwcrnsc53> User-Agent: tin/1.5.9-20010723 ("Chord of Souls") (UNIX) (SunOS/5.7 (sun4m)) NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.107.41.17 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.107.41.17 Date: 23 Aug 2002 08:08:08 -0400 X-Trace: news.iglou.com 1030104488 192.107.41.17 (23 Aug 2002 08:08:08 -0400) Lines: 80 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.107.41.17 Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshosting.com!news-xfer1.atl.newshosting.com!uunet!dca.uu.net!news.iglou.com!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:19105 Wikkesh wrote: : Is there a FAQ for this newsgroup? : Are ansi posts allowed? They would be counter to the charter of the newsgroup, but probably would be more acceptable than the off-color language and subject matter of some of the posts here. But who would be able to view ansi pics, computers today use .......... windows. Anyone interested in ansi, and willing to set up ansi.sys in DOS can get lots of example files by doing a search for my ansi-ascii drawing program name on www.google.com RTIST095 It is a free zip file of a DOS program that writes an animated ANSI file in real time, and then writes a static ASCII file on exiting. The user can either use pure ASCII, or use the IBM high character set. The zip file was uploaded about 10 years ago, and allows using the cursor keys to draw any character really fast. The character to be drawn is selected from a dynamic list of all available characters on line 25 that is movable by using F-9 and F-10 function keys. This drawing mode is selected by turning on the SCROLL LOCK light. It is a self contained program with several help screens brought up by pressing the ALT-H, ALT-O for options, and ALT-F for font selection. It has a number of built-in large fonts for BBS Sysop use, a couple of which can be set to use any character to construct the letters, and can therefore create large ASCII letters if ASCII characters are selected. I don't remember if the version supports imbedding ANSI music in the file or not, but it has some fast ways to select color and the characters to draw with just by a keypress when the cursor is on a color and/or character desired. There are color palettes with hundreds of possible colors if the foreground and the background colors are set and charcters 176, 177, and 178 are used (ANSI ONLY). These colors can be selected from the full-screen palettes by placing the cursor on the desired color and a key pressed. Some of the ANSI artists did spectacular work considering the restriction of 80 x 23 for the usual static display. I have pics by Star Trek characters and movie and music stars that are fantastic for such a limited resolution. But Usenet and windows places severe restraints on the use of the Escape Character, but it is possible, but nobody can view the result in windows in real time (that I know of). So on Usenet and in windows, the "choice" is A S C I I. Joe Fischer -- 3