X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7bb3b99f6bdad42a X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-06 11:48:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!uunet!sea.uu.net!sac.uu.net!news.chips.ibm.com!newsfeed.btv.ibm.com!hanover.torolab.ibm.com!not-for-mail From: Bo Taramina Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Looking for art in proportional font Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 14:41:46 -0500 Organization: IBM Toronto Lab -- Workstation Database Lines: 29 Message-ID: <3DF0FD7A.B565730@vnet.ibm.com> References: <3DEFC473.FF2476F4@vnet.ibm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 9.26.40.248 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: hanover.torolab.ibm.com 1039203878 29314 9.26.40.248 (6 Dec 2002 19:44:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@hanover.torolab.ibm.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 19:44:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:20986 I was just looking for some to be used in an instant messenger that does not support changing the font... Harry Mason wrote: > Bo Taramina wrote: > > Anyone know where I can find some ascii art in a proportional font like > > Arial? > > Tricky. Because proportional text art is not portable, I expect most of what > you'll find will be designed for a specific application. The only common use > of proportional fonts I've encountered is SMS art, but you might find > pictures for instant message software or web forums. > > Are you looking for art to use in a particular application? If so, post the > name of the app; maybe someone else will know where to look. > > Sorry for such a vague answer. > > -- > Harry Mason ("hjm200.ecs@soton@ac@uk" =~ tr/@./.@/) -- Bohdan Taramina DB2 UDB Consulting Services IBM Toronto Lab