X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,a15c95e161b630a0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-08 06:21:03 PST Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Harry Mason Subject: Re: my ascii-art References: <944c3d37.0207062303.148ba3b8@posting.google.com> Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.2 (Linux) NNTP-Posting-Host: vampire.ecs.soton.ac.uk Date: 8 Jul 2002 13:54:37 GMT X-Trace: 8 Jul 2002 13:54:37 GMT, vampire.ecs.soton.ac.uk Lines: 22 Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!news-peer.gradwell.net!murdoch.hpl.hp.com!bath.ac.uk!server2.netnews.ja.net!news-spool.soton.ac.uk!news.ecs.soton.ac.uk!vampire.ecs.soton.ac.uk Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:18112 On 7 Jul 2002 00:03:37 -0700, vikram wrote: > I have heard so much of this group that it motivates me to have a cool > ascii sig like you people.I am trying very hard to generate a simple > decent email sig but not able to do so far. Don't feel you have to create your own picture. You could try looking on the ascii-art dictionary (at http://www.ascii-art.de/) to find something you like. The accepted size of a .sig file is 4 lines of 80 characters, but most people don't mind if you have a few more lines. It depends on the group. If you want to do text effects try Figlet, available at http://www.figlet.org/ Here's an example: . . . __. . . \ /*;_/._. _.._ _ (__ _. _.|_ _| _ . , _. \/ || \[ (_][ | ) .__)(_](_.[ )(_](/, \/ (_] There are many different fonts available (though most are too big for a .sig). Hope this helps. -- Harry Mason ("hjm200.ecs@soton@ac@uk" =~ tr/@./.@/)